Pocket LOOX
Series of personal digital assistants
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Pocket LOOX was a series of Pocket PC-based personal digital assistants (PDAs) and navigation systems developed by Fujitsu Siemens. It was discontinued in 2007.[1]
Product comparison charts
Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX PDAs
Pocket LOOX 600 was the first PDA by Fujitsu Siemens[2] and HTC, released in 2002. It had a built-in Bluetooth module and two expansion slots, SD/MMC and CF. Fujitsu Siemens later released a GPRS expansion module that provides mobile phone functionality.
| Model | RAM (MiB) | ROM (MiB) | Slots | CPU | MHz | OS | Screen resolution | WiFi | Bluetooth | IrDA | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket LOOX 400 series | |||||||||||
| Pocket LOOX 410[3] | 64 | 32 | 1SD | PXA255 | 300 | WM 2003 | 320×240 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Pocket LOOX 420[4] | 64 | 32 | 1SD | PXA255 | 400 | WM 2003 | 320×240 | 802.11b | Yes | Yes | |
| Pocket LOOX 600 series | |||||||||||
| Pocket LOOX 600[5] | 64 | 32 | 1SD 1CF | PXA250 | 400 | PPC 2002, WM 2003* | 320×240 | No | Yes | Yes | Optional GPRS module |
| Pocket LOOX 610 BT[6] | 64 | 64 | 1SD 1CF | PXA255 | 400 | WM 2003 | 320×240 | No | Yes, 1.11 | Yes | |
| Pocket LOOX 610 BT/WLAN[6] | 64 | 64 | 1SD 1CF | PXA255 | 400 | WM 2003 | 320×240 | 802.11b | Yes, 1.11 | Yes | |
| Pocket LOOX 700 series[7] | |||||||||||
| Pocket LOOX 710 | 64 | 64 | 1SD 1CF | PXA272 | 416 | WM 2003 SE | 320×240 | 802.11b | Yes, 1.2 | Yes | |
| Pocket LOOX 718 | 128 | 64 | 1SD 1CF | PXA272 | 520 | WM 2003 SE | 640×480 | 802.11b | Yes, 1.2 | Yes | |
| Pocket LOOX 720 | 128 | 64 | 1SD 1CF | PXA272 | 520 | WM 2003 SE | 640×480 | 802.11b | Yes, 1.2 | Yes | 1.3 MP camera with flash |
| Pocket LOOX C series | |||||||||||
| Pocket LOOX C550[8] | 64 | 64 | 1SD | PXA270 | 520 | WM 5.0 Premium | 640×480 | 802.11b/g | Yes, 1.2 | Yes | |
| Pocket LOOX N series[9] | |||||||||||
| Pocket LOOX N100 | 0–4 M | 64 | 1 miniSD | SAMSUNG SC32442 | 300 | WM 5.0 Premium | 320×240 | No | No | No | GPS, no PDA navigation only |
| Pocket LOOX N500 | 64 | 64 | 1 SD | PXA270 | 312 | WM 5.0 Premium | 320×240 | No | No | Yes | GPS |
| Pocket LOOX N520 | 64 | 128 | 1 SD | PXA270 | 312 | WM 5.0 Premium | 320×240 | 802.11b/g | No | Yes | GPS |
| Pocket LOOX N560 | 64 | 128 | 1 SD | PXA270 | 624 | WM 5.0 Premium | 640×480 | 802.11b/g | Yes, 1.2 | Yes | GPS |
| Pocket LOOX T series[10] | |||||||||||
| Pocket LOOX T810 | 64 | 128 | 1 SD | PXA270 | 416 | WM 5.0 Phone Edition | 240×240 | 802.11b/g | Yes, 2.0 | No | GSM/UMTS Module, GPS |
| Pocket LOOX T830 | 64 | 128 | 1 SD | PXA270 | 416 | WM 5.0 Phone Edition | 240×240 | 802.11b/g | Yes, 2.0 | No | GSM/UMTS Module, GPS, VGA camera for video calls, 2 MP camera with autofocus |
- Pocket LOOX 600 can be upgraded to Windows Mobile 2003.[11]
Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX navigation system
Pocket LOOX navigation systems were powered by Navigon MobileNavigator|6s.[12] There were 9 maps supplied with device, covering 37 European countries. Main difference between N100 and N110 is that N100 did not have any built-in user accessible memory, but came with 1 GB Mini SD card. N110 on the other hand had 2 GB built-in memory and a free Mini SD expansion slot.
Alternative operating systems
It is possible to run Linux on Pocket LOOX 600.[13] The latest supported version of Linux kernel is 2.4.19. Linux is loaded from a CF card, allowing a return to PocketPC 2002. But during restart, all contents of RAM are erased. To prevent data loss, users should back-up RAM before restarting Linux.
Work is being done to port Android to Pocket Loox 720.[14] A port of Android 2.2 is running on the 720. It is possible to boot from either CF or SD cards; as mentioned above, a backup of all data is highly recommended.